Abseil down Table Mountain in Cape Town

WHAT IT'S ABOUT

Towering majestically over Cape Town, South Africa’s Table Mountain peaks at a lofty 1,086 metres, with impressive views of its surrounding national park, Lion’s Head and the shoreline at the foot of the Twelve Apostle mountain range that runs along to Camps Bay. Most visitors hike or take the cable car up and down. But on this pinch-yourself adventure, you’ll get to experience a completely different descent with a group of fellow solo travellers –abseiling down. 

Under expert safety and instruction, you’ll manoeuvre from the top, navigating a 112-metre section of rockface. As you glide down the rope, gently nudging on and off the smooth rock surface, you’ll get to encounter breathtaking sights and sounds below – birds chirping and waves crashing in the distance. The best bit? You’ll feel as if you have the mountain all to yourself.

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WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

You’ll save your energy for the abseil down Table Mountain by taking the cable car to the top mid-morning. From here, it’s a short 50m walk to your starting point. You’ll have a demonstration from the expert instructors before making your own way down the vertical drop via the two abseil lines.

It takes around 15 minutes and you’ll be cheered on the whole way by your fellow solo group travellers, leaving any jelly legs at the top. Once you reach the bottom, you’ll likely be filled with adrenalin, perfect for some oomph to tackle the half hour hike back up the mountain through the scenic fynbos (shrubland) to the cable car.

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WHAT OUR COMMUNITY SAYS

Flashpacker, Harpeet Atwal, overcame nerves and some vertigo to reach an adrenalin high abseiling down Table Mountain. “We started our South Africa adventure by abseiling in Cape Town. I’m scared of heights and never imagined I’d be able to do it.”

“But everyone in our group was so supportive of one another,” she says.. I went for it. It was a feeling like no other and the view was beautiful. That’s one thing I’m always going to remember”.

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HOW TO BOOK IT

Our Table Mountain abseiling experience is bookable as part of Flash Pack’s Bucket List South Africa adventure, which includes snorkelling with octopi in the Great African Kelp Forest, an e-bike wine tour through the Stellenbosch winelands, gin tasting at a distillery in Mpumalanga Province, and a chance to spot the Big Five on a safari in Kruger National Park. 

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